Toy gun



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Patented Mar. 6, 1945 TOY GUN- Theodore RrMendlos, Jersey City, Jz, assignor of one-half to Joseph Bassetti, Jersey City,

My' invention relates to improvernents in toy guns, the primary object in view being to provide :7 Application May 29, 1943, Serial No. 489,054

provided with a bottom l3, and a front wall M forming a longitudinal chamber is in the block a simply constructed, compactly arranged toy gunof the self-loading type for shooting anippber of bullet-like imitation projectiles accurately and for a substantial distance, and which is adapted for easy operation by a child, will not get out of order readily, and is inexpensive to manufacture.

Other and subordinate objects are also comprehended by my invention, all of which, together with the precise nature of my improvements, will be readily understood when the succeeding description and claims are read with reference to the drawings accompanying and forming part of this specification. In said drawings:

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation, partly Ybrolren away, of my improved'toy gun in its. preferred embodiment,

Figure 2 is a view in vertical longitudinal section,

Figure 3 is a view in side elevation with the shell removed,

Figure 4 is a view in horizontal section taken I on'the line 44 of Figure 3,

in perspective of the closure proved toy gun, in the illustrated embodiment.

thereof, comprises a substantially rectangular turret l for maneuvering by a child on the floor,

I or another support, andincluding a fiat base panel 2, and a shell 3 having an open bottom fitted over and suitably secured to the edges of the panel 2, said shell 3 having an upper front beveled portion 4. Within the shell 3, in the front part thereof, is a column 5 fitted betweenv the panel 2 and theto-p 6 of the shell 3 and suitably secured to the panelin the longitudinal center thereof.

The upper rear part of the column 5 forms a breech block I provided with a vertical rectangular socket 8 therein open at the rear of the block and opening at its top into a rectangular opening 9 in the top 6 of the shell 3 for a purpose presently seen. A barrel in extends through the portion 4 rearwardly and is fitted in a, horizontal bore 8! in the column 5 with its breech end opening into said socket 8 above the bottom of the socket.

'Arising out of the socket 8 through'the aperture. 9 is a transversely rectangular, elongated magazine block 12 suitably fitted at its lower end in said socket 8 to rest on the bottom of the same when in use and for removal for replenishing the magazine. The magazine block I2 is in the vertical plane of the barrel H3, said chamberbeing open at its top and back and adapted for containing a number of vertically stacked longitudinally disposedbullet-like projectiles, or missiles, H5. The front wall I4, at its bottom, is formed with a discharge aperture I! opening into the breech end of the barrel ill. The lower end of the magazine block i2 is undercut and open, as at it, and said block is wider from front to rear than the socket 8,, so that the butt end of the lowermost projectile it extends out of the socket'fi rearwardly of the breech block I for a purpose presently seen. A right angled closure plate f9 slidable in longitudinal guideways 20; in the magazine block l2, closes the top of the chamber 15 and the backthereof above the opening it. A weight 2 l. is provided in the top of the chamber IE to be imposed on the stack of projectiles it" to prevent the latter from binding and canting in the chamber l5. The block l2 may be formed with side-guides 22 fitting in guideways 2'3 in the top of the shell 6 and in the socket 8.

A U-shaped, bail-1ike,- striker 24 with eyelet ends 25 is pivo-tally mounted below the breech block I on the rear side of the column 5 on a horizontal rod 26 passing through said ends 25, the rod having its ends suitably fixed in apertured ears 2"! on the column 5, said striker being vertically swingable upwardly and forwardly to impact the butt end of the lowermost projectile l6, and also swingable into a downwardly and rearwardly inclined cocked position. A coil springv A catch bolt 3i endwise slidable forwardly and" rearwardly on the panel 2 in the longitudinal center of the latter and in the rear of the column 5 provides for releasably locking the, striker 24 in cocked position. The catch bolt 3| is formed.

with a reduced pilot end 32 slidable in a socket 33 in the column 5, a cutout top portion 34 terlninating in a rearwardly extending hook 35, and a top notch 36 in the rear of the cutout 34. A coil spring 3''! surrounds the pilot end 32- between the bolt 3! proper and the column-5 and urges the.

catch bolt 3! rearwardly. By slidingjthe bolt vill forwardly, the striker 2.4 may be swung down into cocked position into thecutout 34 so that under rearward sliding of said bolt the hook 35 may catch over said striker and hold the same'cocked 

